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Nedbank is planning to roll out a new contactless payment solution known as “Tap on Phone” to enable merchants and business owners to convert their mobile phones into ‘payment acceptance
Egyptian Electronic payments company, Fawry has seen its market cap surge to $380 million.
Fawry is an electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP) network that allows users to securely pay
Lupiya, a Zambian microfinance startup has secured an investment of $1-million from US Venture Capital fund, Enygma Ventures.
Lupiya is a digital microfinance platform that leverages technology to make the
South African fintech startup Franc has raised US$300,000 in seed funding over the second quarter of 2020 as part of an ongoing round.
Franc is an investment robo-advisor
South African cryptocurrency exchange platform, ChainEx has announced a collaboration with one of the world’s biggest exchanges, OKEx.
The new deal will give crypto traders more liquidity and access
Digital marketing platform, HotelOnline has acquired Kenyan leisure marketplace Cloud9xp in a share swap deal to enable the startup to become the B2C channel of the Africa-focused hotel-booking platform.
Cloud9xp.
Micro Venture Capital firm, GreenTec has invested in innovative Nigerian wholesale e-commerce platform, Pricepally.
Pricepally.com is an online store that allows customers to shop bulk items with your family
African drivers are requiring the presentation of NEXIT – a route application that permits clients to scan for any mix of cafés, lodgings, shopping centers, attractions, and gas stations dependent on
Anti-fraud firm, Evina has exposed a certain malware leverages javascript to retrieve the login credentials of Facebook users.
According to the company, the malware targets social media users in Africa.
FinTech company, ProfitShare Partners has raised R100-million from the South African SME Fund to help partner with small and medium businesses to accelerate growth in South Africa.
ProfitShare Partners is
Africa-focused VC firm, Ingressive Capital has introduced a non-profit arm called Ingressive For Good (I4G) to empower the youth.
Ingressive for Good (I4G) is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering African
The innovation hub, Tech Hub Harare has opened applications for its incubation programme to grant access to mentorship and funding opportunities to Zimbabwean startups.
The six- month program will help
